Machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco-wrappers for manufacturing cigars or cigarettes.



No. 644,677. Patented Mar. 6, I900.

' L. L. & W. MAXFIELD.

MACHINE FOR PREPARING CONTINUOUS ROLLS OF TOBACCO WRAPPEBS FOR MANUFACTURING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES.

(Application filed July 10, 1899.)

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No. 644,677. Patented Mar. 6, I900. L. L. & W. MAXFIELD.

MACHINE FOR PREPARING CONTINUOUS ROLLS 0F TOBACCO WRAPPERS FOR MANUFACTURING CIGARS 0R GIGARETTES.

(Application filed July 10, 1899.)

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LEVERE'IT L. MAXFIELD AND WILLIAM MAXFIELD, on NEW YORK, N. ASSIGNORS on TI-IREE-EIGHTHS TO CHARLES F. LIGHTHOUSE, 0F SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR PREPARING CONTINUOUS ROLLS 0F TOBACCO-WRAPPERS FOR MANUFACTURING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,677, dated March 6, 1900.

Application filed July 10,1899. Serial No. 723,334. (No model.)

b to whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEVERETT L. MAX- FIELD, of the city of New York, borough of Bronx, county of Westchester, and WILLIAM MAXFIELD, of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Preparing Continuous Rolls of Tobacco -Wrappers for the Manufacture of Cigarettes or Cigars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco-wrappers for the manufacture of cigarettes and cigars.

Heretofore in the manufacture of all-tobacco cigarettes by a continuously-operating machine the wrappers were fed to the machine one at a time by the attendant. No considerable speed was therefore practicable, and the daily output was comparatively small. By our present invention, whereby the tobacco-Wrapper is formed in a ribbon or band wound upon a reel from which it is drawn for use, the product of an automatic ally-operating all-tobacco-cigarette machine is very considerably increased.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and wherein like features are indicated by like numerals of reference in the several views.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional detail taken through the conduit over which the perforated belt travels. Fig. 1 is a plan View, partly in section, of a portion of the mechanism hereinafter referred to. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the paste-receptacle on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a sectional detail on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a cross-section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 3.

The strips of tobacco are cut of the proper width from tobacco-leaves that have been suitably moistened, so as to impart to them a certain degree of flexibility, and these strips several standards and the vertical levers of 6c the mechanism. Arranged longitudinally of the frame and extending to about half its length is a conduit 11, provided with a perforated top 12. An endless perforated belt 13, of metal, is adapted to travel over the perforated top of the conduit 11, said belt passing around drums 14 1 1, whose shafts are suitably journaled in the frame of the machine, the shaft of drum let being an extension of the main driving-shaft 15, which is provided on its outer end with the usual fixed and loose pulleys 16. Motion is communicated to the endless belt 13 through the main driving-shaft 15 in an obvious manner. At the opposite end of the machine a short auxiliary perforated belt 17 is arranged to travel over a short conduit 17 and is supported by drums 18 18 the drum 18 being fixed to shaft 19, which also carries a gear wheel 20, hereinafter referred to.

To one side of the machine there is suitably supported a pipe 21, which is connected to an exhaust fan or pump. (Not shown.) A branch tube .21 extends from the pipe 21 and enters the conduit 11, as shown, a similar branch tube 21 entering the short conduit 17 near the opposite end of the machine. Another tube 21 extends from the pipe 21 to a receptacle 22, arranged over the traveling perforated belt 13 near the rear end of the machine, and a further tube 21 extends from pipe 21 and enters a receptacle 23 beneath the receptacle 22, the perforated belt traveling between them. A shutter arrangement 24:, adapted to be automatically operated, as hereinafter explained, closes and opens the tubes 21 21 to alternately draw the air through the perforated bottom of receptacle 22 and the perforated belt traveling across the top of the receptacle 23. Between the two traveling belts 13 and 17 the space is filled in by a receptacle 25, having a perforated top and entered by a branch tube 21, extending from the receptacle 23 below the perforated belt 13. The purpose of the suction or exhaust mechanism is to maintain the tobaccoleaf in an unruifled condition in contact with the perforated traveling belt in its passage through the apparatus and also to hold the leaf above the belt and in contact with the receptacle 22, while a second leaf, whose end has been supplied with paste, is moved in position to be connected to the first leaf, as will appear from the description which follows.

At the front of the machine is a table 26, arranged near the traveling belt 13 to accommodate the strips of tobacco which are to be joined in a ribbon or band, and 27 indicates a wiper suitably supported near drum 14 and adapted to keep the surface of the perforated belt 13 clean. Supported over the belt at a proper distance from its front end is a small roller 28, its journal being insulated from the frame 9, as shown by the solid black line. This roller is normally in contact with the belt 13, and a spring 28 may be arranged in the conduit 11 to assist in maintaining nor mal contact between the belt and roller. A wiper 28 may be arranged close to the roller 28 to keep it clean. The roller 28 is loose on its shaft and revolves by frictional contact with the belt.

The numeral 29 indicates an electromagnet, and 30 a battery. The armature of the magnet is indicated at 31, and it is hinged to a long lever 32, which is fulcrumed at 33 and is provided with a ball-hammer at its extremity. Normally the hammer at the end of the lever occupies a position between two triggers, (shown in plan in Fig. 2,) in which view the armature is in contact with the magnet, the circuit of course being closed. The circuit is made and broken intermittently in the operation of the apparatus. As indicated in Fig. 2, one end of the line contacts with the roller 28, and the circuit is from the battery through line 30 to the roller 28, through the belt 13 to the drum 14 and its shaft, through theline 30 to the magnet, and thence through line 30 to the battery.

On a support 34, fixed to the base 10, is a trigger 35, which is held latched against the tension of the spring 36, and the rod beyond the spring is jointed and beyond the joint it is connected to the vertical lever 37, hinged to the support 10 and provided at its top with a finger 37. The lever 37 extends up, with its finger in close proximity to the pin 38, which is fixed through rod 39 and bears upon a stud 38 in the frame. The end of rod 39 enters a hole in the face of the gear-wheel 40, which is mounted on the shaft 41, journaled in the frame 9, and having secured to it the sprocket-wheel42. Thesprocket-wheel42receives the sprocket-chain 43, which passes over sprocket-wheel 44, carried by the main shaft 15, motion being thus imparted to the sprocket wheel 42. A friction-disk 40 is placed between the gear-wheel 40 and the hub of sprocket-wheel 42, in order that the gear may revolve when the rod 39 is withdrawn from the hole in the face of the gear. The point of rod 39 is provided with a curved slot, which catches into the edge of the hole in the gear and is released when the rod is turned by the finger of lever 37. The gear 40 meshes with the gear 45, which is fixed to the pastereceptacle 46, mounted on trunnions journaled in the side frames 9. The paste-receptacle is provided with a plunger 47, having a rod passing through a trunnion of the receptacle and provided at its outer end with means, as 48, whereby the plunger 47 may be moved into the paste-receptacle as the paste is consumed. The paste-receptacle is provided with a projection 46 adapted to apply the paste, and also with a lug 46".

Vhen the leaf of tobacco 48 placed on the perforated belt 13 passes under the roller 28, the electric circuit is broken and the withdrawal of the armature 31 from the magnet by the spring at its back causes the jointed 1ever32 to turn on its fulcrum 33 and strike, with its ball-hammer, the trigger 35 and unlatch the same, and the tension of the spring 36 being relieved the rod of the trigger, joint-v ed to the upright lever 37, will push the lat ter forward, so that its finger 37 will move the pin 38 sufficiently to unlatch rod 39 from the edge of the hole in the face of gear 40 to permit the movement of said gear, which in revolving will force the point of rod 39 out of the hole, and the gears 40 and will revolve together in the directions indicated by the arrows. When gear40'has completed one revolution, it is brought to rest by the point of rod 39 falling into the hole in the face of the gear, the spring 39 on rod 39 pressing the point of the rod against the face of the gear and insuring entrance into the hole at the propertime. The paste-receptacle,asitsprojection 46 passes over the leaf of tobacco in the direction in which the belt 13 is moving, will apply paste to the end of the leaf. A small curved plate 46on the face of the projection 46 serves to regulate the discharge of the paste and spread it evenly on the tobacco-leaf. During this movement of the paste-receptacle the lug 4O on the face of the gear 40 will push back the vertical lever 37 and reset the trigger 35 for the next operation, and in the further revolution of gear 40 the said lug 4O will contact with the vertical lever 37 and set the other trigger 35". As the paste-receptacle moves through its revolution its projection 46 will strike the trigger 49 and release its finger 49 from the hole in the face of the friction-disk 50, and thus permit said disk to revolve with the center 51, formed with the shaft 52, which carries at its end the sprocket-Wheel 53, over which passes the sprocket-chain 54, which extends to the sprocket-wheel 55, fixed to the cease? 3 main driving-shaft 15, the center 51 being in continuous revolution. In the revolution of the disk 50 in the direction of the arrow its projection 5O will strike the end of the trigger 56 and release the same from the adjustable stop 57 on the rod 58, thus permitting said rod to move in the direction of the arrow.

The movements of the parts above described are so timed that the releasing of the gear 10, the resetting of the trigger 35, the latching of the trigger 35 the applying of the paste to the end of the leaf, and the releasing of the friction-disk 5O occur while the electric current is broken and before the leaf of tobacco passes from under the small roller 28. Vhen the tobacco-leaf passes from beneath roller 28, the latter coming in contact with belt 13 restores the electric circuit, and the attraction of the armature 31 by the magnet 29 causes the ball-hammer of the lever 32, as the latter vibrates on its fulcrum, to release the trigger 35, and through its connections the lever 37 will be forced back against the spring 59 and withdraw its pin from the disk 50 to permit the latter to revolve with the constantly-revolvin g center 51 and thus permit the projection 50 on disk 50 to strike the adjustable stop on the rod 58 to force said rod backward or in a direction in reverse to the arrow. When the disks 50 50 have made one revolution, they are automatically reset by their pins falling into the holes provided for them in the faces of said disks.

It will be seen that the function of the disk 50, with its projection, is to release the rod 58 by contact with the trigger 56, and the function of disk 50 is to reset the rod 58 and its connected mechanism.

The mechanism controlled by the movements of the rod 58 will now be described. \Vhen the lug 50 of the disk 50 contacts with the trigger 56 and releases it from the adjustable stud 57, the rod 58 will move in the direction of the arrow. This rod is pivoted at 58 to the angle of the vertical rod 59", the lower end of which is connected to a short lever 59, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,) which lever is pivoted to the lug 59 and has pivoted to it the rod 60*, which extends to the suspended standard 61 and is pivoted thereto, as at 61". Near the top of the suspended standard 61 is journaled a sprocket-wheel which receives the sprocket-chain 62, which passes over a sprocket-wheel on the main driving-shaft 15, whereby the movement of the main shaft is communicated to the gearing at the top of the suspended standard 61, which gearing, through belt 63, continuously drives the gearwheel 64, mounted in bearings in the suspended standard 61 contiguous to the gear 20 on the shaft 19, in order that when'the rod 58 moves in the direction of the arrow the gears 20 and 64: will intermesh and cause the rotation of the drum 18 and thus impart motion to the supplemental belt 17, which passes around the drum 18, journaled in the standard 18 contiguous to the drum 14*. The end of the angle and vertical rod 59 is connected to the coupling 59, which in turn is connected to the rod 65, which connects at its opposite end to the shutter 24, whereby" the shutter is reciprocated to open and close at proper intervals the tubes 21 and 21. To the lower end of the suspended standard 61 there is connected the rod 60 which at its opposite end is pivoted to the upright lever 66, hinged to the base 10 and extending upward below the plane of the belts 13 and 17. The end of the rod 60 connected to the lower end of the suspended standard 61, is slotted, as shown, for a purpose presently explained.

To the top of the standard 18 is pivoted the bell-crank lever 67, having attached to its vertical member the armature 68. The journal 67" extends across the belt 17 and is suitably supported and is provided with an arm 67 as shown. The ends of the arms 67 67 furnish bearings for a journal provided with a pressure-roller 67 of a length corresponding to that of the belt 17, and on said journal outside of the roller 67 there are secured frictionrollers 67. These frictionrollers bear upon the drum w. To the end of the shaft of pressure-roller 67 there is attached the arm 69, which is adapted to contact with the end of the vertical lever 66 with each revolution of the shaft and break the electric circuit at that end of the machine at the proper time.

The numeral 70 indicates an electromagnet, and 71 the battery. When the rod 58 is released by the stud 50 striking the trigger 56 and said rod moves in the direction of the arrow, the connection of said rod by the coupling 58 to the angle of the vertical rod 59 and the connection of the end of the latter to the rod by the coupling 59 will permit the rod 65 to shift the shutter and the rod 59 Will so turn as to cause the short lever 59 to which it is connected at its bottom, to move the rod 60 toward the rear of the machine, moving the suspended standard 61 in the same direction against the contact 72 which is insulated from the frame of the machine. The movement of the suspended standard is facilitated by the spring 7 3, connected at one end to the standard and atthe other to the frame of the machine. The movement of the suspended standard will bring the gears 20 and 64 into mesh, thus imparting movement to the belt 17 simultaneously with the closing of the electric circuit. This circuit is then from the battery 71 through the line 71 to the magnet 70, through line 71 to contact 72 through the suspended standard 61, rod 60", vertical lever 66, contact 66, and through the line 71 to the battery 71. The closing of the circuit causes the armature 68 to be attracted by the magnet 70, thus forcing .the friction-rollers 67 against the drum 14 and subsequently bringing the pressure-roller 67 in rolling contact with the traveling strip of tobacco, whose.

ing of shutter 24 to place the exhaust on receptacle 23 to draw down the rear portion of the preceding strip connected to the band of tobacco on the reelwas connected by the effect of the suction to the end of the band on the reel. The effect of the pressure-roller G7 is to firmly unite the strip of tobacco to the band on the reel, and the time of the action of the roller on the strip is during one revolution of said roller, when the arm 69 on the extension of the shaft of the roller will have moved around against upright lever 66 and will force said lever back, thereby breaking the connection between the contact 66 and said lever. The breaking of the circuit will permit the armature 68, through the effect of the spring 68, to be retracted, thus lifting the pressure-roller 67 from the band of tobacco on the belt.

Subsequent to the breaking of the electric circuit at contact 66 the adjustable stop 60 on rod 58 will be struck by the projection 50 on the friction-disk 50", thus forcing rod 58 back and, through the system of rods above described, reversing the position of the shutter and separating the gears 20 and 64. This will draw the end of the strip of tobacco which has just been connected to the band on the reel against the bottom of the receptacle 22 and at the same time stop the movement of the supplemental belt 17.

When the suspended standard 61 is moved to bring the gears 20 and 64 in mesh, the circuit is closed at contact 72*; but it is not broken at contact 66 through the rod 60 because the elongated slot in that end of the rod jointed to the lower end of said standard permits the standard to move back without carrying the rod with it, and likewise when the upright lever 66 is in the operation of the machine forced back to break the circuit at the contact 66 the rod 0 will move back without preventing the movement of the standard 61 in the opposite direction.

\Vhen the machine is to be operated, aband of the connected tobacco strips wound upon the receiving-reel '74, located above the belt 17, as shown, is carried under the pressureroller 67 to the end of the receptacle 22, against the perforated bottom of which it is held by the suction through the tube 21, the shutter 24 being shifted to open said tube 21 and to close the tube 21 which enters the receptacle 23 below the perforated belt. The machine being set in motion, the main driving-shaft 15 will transmit motion to run continuously the sprocket-wheel 42 at the rear of the gear 40, the center 51 between the two friction-disks 50 and 50 the gearing at the top of the suspended standard 61, the gearwheel 64, and the drum 14 for the perforated belt13. Then a strip of tobacco 48 is fed under the small roller 28, the electric circuit of which said roller is a part is instantly broken and the lever 32 of armature 31 will vibrate to unlatch trigger 35, which causes lever 37 to bear down upon pin 38, thus rcleasing the rod 39 from engagement with the face of gear 40 and permitting the latter to revolve, together with the gear 45, fixed to the hub of the paste-receptacle 46. In the revolution of the gear 40 its lug 4O will press against lever 37, thereby resetting the trigger 35, and in the further movement said lug 4O will press against lever 37 and set the trigger 35. The revolution of gear will cause the pastereceptacle to deposit a supply of paste on the tobacco-leaf while the latter is still beneath the small roller 28, and just before the application of the paste the lug 46 of receptacle 46 will strike the trigger 49, forcing the pin 49 out of the hole in the friction-disk 50, thus permitting the said disk to revolve with the center 51, and in its revolution in the direction of the arrow its lug 5O will strike the trigger 56 and release the rod 58, permitting it to move in the direction of the arrow, and in the movement of said rod 58 through the series of rods before described the shutter will be shifted so as to take the suction ofi receptacle 22 and place it on the receptacle 23 beneath the belt and at the same time bring the gears 20 and 64 into mesh to move the supplemental belt 17 and close the electric circuit at contact 72. The closing of the circuit will force down upon the drum 14 the friction rollers 67 and cause the pressure roller 67 to roll over the pasted tobacco strips one revolution of the pressure-roller, Whereupon the striking of the vertical lever 66 by the arm 69 will break the electric circuit at contact 66, lifting the pressure-roller 67.

The closing of the circuit by the leaf of tobacco passing from under the small roller 28 causes the armature of lever 32 to strike the trigger 35, thereby releasing the pin from the hole in disk permitting the said disk to revolve until its lug 50 strikes the adjustable stop on the rod 58 to force said rod backward to separate the gears 20 and 64 and shift the shutter to bring the suction on receptacle 22, whereby the end of the band of tobacco on the reel is held above the belt till another leaf is brought in position to be connected to said band. The various movements follow one anotherin quick succession, timed to take place according to the position of the leaf of tobacco on the belt 13.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco Wrappers, the combination with a conduit having a perforated top, a perforated belt, and means for moving the belt over said perforated conduit, of an exhaust mechanism in communication with said conduit, means for applying paste to a strip of tobacco placed on the traveling belt, a reel upon which the band of tobacco strips is antomatically wound, and mechanism whereby the strips of tobacco to which paste has been applied areautomatically secured to the end of the band being wound on the reel.

2. In a machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco-wrappers, the combination with a conduit, having a perforated top, a perforated belt, means for moving the belt over said perforated conduit, and an exhaust mechanism in communication with said conduit, of means for applying the paste to a strip of tobacco placed on the traveling belt,

a reel upon which the band of tobacco strips is automatically wound, mechanism whereby the strips of tobacco to which the paste has been applied are automatically connected to the end of the band being wound on the reel, and mechanism whereby the pasted strips connected to the band are subjected to pressure before being wound on the reel.

3. In a machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco-wrappers, the combination with a conduit having a perforated top, a perforated belt, means for continuously moving the belt over said perforated conduit, a supplemental perforated conduit, a supplemental perforated belt adapted to travel over the latter conduit, and means for imparting motion intermitttently to the latter belt, of an exhaust mechanism in communication with both of said conduits, a reel located over the supplemental belt and adapted to take up the band of tobacco strips, means for applying paste to the strips of tobacco placed on the main traveling belt, mechanism whereby the strips of tobacco to which the paste has been applied are automatically connected to the end of said band, and means whereby the strips pasted to the band are subjected to pressure before being wound upon the reel.

4;. In a machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco-wrappers, the combination with pasting mechanism, main and supplemental conduits having perforated tops, perforated belts adapted to travel over said conduits, and means for imparting continuous motion to the belt of the main conduit and intermittent motion to the belt of the supplemental conduit, of exhaust mechanism communicatin g with the two conduits, a compartment located above the belt of the main conduit and having a perforated bottom, a compartment below the first-mentioned com partment and beneath the belt of the main conduit, tubes connecting said compartments with the exhaust mechanism, a shutter mechanism adapted to transfer the exhaust from one of said compartments to the other, and intermittently-operating pressure mechanism in advance of aforesaid compartments and serving to compress the strip pasted to the band being wound on the reel.

5. In a machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco-wrappers, the combination with a conduit having a perforated top, a perforated belt, and means for impartinga continuous movement to said belt, of an exhaust apparatus in communication with said conduit, a paste-receptacle mounted over the traveling belt on trunnions supported in the rolls of tobacco-wrappers, the ,combinationwithaconduit having a perforated top, a perforated belt adapted to travel over said conduit, a supplemental conduit with a perforated top, a perforated belt adapted to intermittently travel over the latter conduit, and

.an exhaust mechanism connected with both conduits, of a roller arranged over the belt of the main conduit near the front of the machine and forming part of an electric circuit, a paste-receptacle arranged over said belt in advance of said roller, two exhaust-compartments and their shutter mechanism in advance of the pasting mechanism, a pressure mechanism for the strip located in advance of the exhaust-compartments, a take-up reel for the band of connected strips, and mechanism whereby as a strip of tobacco passes under the roller at the front of the machine the electric circuit is broken and the pastereceptacle is caused to revolve and apply the paste to the end of the strip of tobacco, and, in proper sequence, the shutter of aforesaid exhaust-compartments is shifted to connect the pasted strip to the end of the band of tobacco, the pressure mechanism is applied to the strip connected to said band, and the several devices are reset for action on the successive strips, the operation being continuous and automatic.

7. In a machine for preparing continuous rolls of tobacco-wrappers, the combination with a traveling belt for carrying the tobacco strip, of a past-e-receceptacle provided witha gear and mounted on trunnions over the belt, a second gear meshing with the gear on the paste-receptacle and carried by a shaft provided with a sprocket-wheel driven continuously from the main driving-shaft, a friction-disk between the latter gear and the hub of said sprocket, means whereby said gear is prevented from revolving, an upright lever pivoted to the frame of the machine, and a trigger connected to said lever and adapted to be operated by the breaking of an electric circuit to operate said upright lever to release the gear to move the paste-receptacle.

8. The combination with the paste-receptacle adapted to be intermittently operated and provided with a projection on its circumference, of a hub or center having a shaft provided with a sprocket-wheel driven continuously from the main driving-shaft, a frictiondisk bearing on one of the faces of said hub or center and provided with a projection on its circumference and held stationary by a trigger with a pin entering a hole in the face of said disk, a perforated belt at the rear of the machine, a suspended standard provided with gearing at its top driven continuously from a sprocket-wheel on the main drivingshaft, gearing at the bottom of said suspended standard, and a system of rods connected to said suspended standard and adapted to be moved through the instrumentality of the projection on aforesaid f riction-disk when the latter is released by the projection on the circumference of the paste-receptacle, and thus impart movement to the mechanism to drive intermittently the aforesaid belt.

9. The combination with the paste-receptacle adapted to be intermittently operated and provided with a projection on its circumference, of ahub or center having ashaft provided with a sprocket-wheel driven continuously from the main shaft, a frictiondisk bearing on one of the faces of said hub or center and provided with a projection on its circumference and held stationary by a trigger witha pin enteringa hole in the face of said disk, a perforated belt at the rear of the machine, a suspended standard provided with gearing at its top which is driven continuously from a sprocket-wheel on the main driving-shaft, gearing at the bottom of said suspended standard, a system of rods connected to said suspended standard and adapted to be moved through the instrumentality of the projection on said friction-disk when the latter is released by the projection on the circumference of the paste receptacle, and thus impart movement to the mechanism to driveintermittent-1y the aforesaid belt, afrietion-disk on the other face of said hub or center held stationary by a trigger with a pin entering a hole in the face of the disk, the said disk also provided with a projection, a stop on one of the aforesaid rods, with which the projection on said disk is adapted to contact, and an upright lever, as 37 adapted to release the last-mentioned friction-disk, and means including an electric circuit whereby said upright lever is operated.

10. The combination with the traveling belt for moving a strip of tobaccoin position to be pasted, and automatically-operating pasting mechanism, of an exhaust mechanism comprising a compartment located above said belt and having a perforated bottom and a compartment located beneath said belt and having a perforated top, a shutter adapted to transfer the exhaust from one of said compartments to the other, mechanism connected to said shutter and extending toward the pasting mechanism, and mechanism arranged near the pasting mechanism and adapted to be automatically operated to shift the shutter at suitable intervals.

11. The combination with the traveling belt for moving a strip of tobacco in position to be pasted, and automatically-operating pasting mechanism, of a take-11 p reel for the band of connected strips, an exhaust mechanism operating to connect the pasted strips to said band, a pressure mechanism between the reel and exhaust mechanism, connections extending from the pressure mechanism to near the pasting mechanism, and automatically-operating means between said connections and the pasting mechanism, whereby the pressure mechanism is applied and removed at suitable intervals.

12. The combination with means for moving the strips of tobacco in position to be pasted, and automatically-operating pasting mechanism, of a belt adapted to move intermittently, a takeup reel arranged over said belt, an exhaust mechanism for connecting the pasted tobacco strips to'the band on the take-up reel, a roller suitably supported in the rear of said belt and adapted to compress the strips pasted to the band, a shutter for the exhaust mechanism and connections between the gearing of said belt, the shutter and the automatieally-operating pasting mechanism,whereby the belt is moved, the shutter shifted and the pressure-roller depressed intermittently.

13. The combination with the paste-receptacle 46 provided with gear 45 and having a circumferential projection adapted to apply the paste, of gear 40 having a hole in its face and mounted on a shaft carrying a sprocket 42 and interposed friction-disk 4-0, a rod 39, having a grooved point and adapted to enter the hole in the face of the gear 40 and provided with a pin 38, lever 37, and means whereby said lever is depressed intermittently to release rod 30, substantially as set forth.

14. The combination with gears 40 and 45, the latter attached to the paste-receptacle 10, and means for driving continuously the shaft of gear 40, of lever 37, trigger 35, electromagnet 29, its armature and attached lever 32, and roller 28 normally in circuit with said magnet, substantially as set forth.

15. The combination with gears 4.0 and 45, the latter attached to paste-receptacle t6 and having projection 46 locking-rod 39, levers 37, 37, 37*, center 51 adapted to be continuously driven, and provided with friction-disks 50, 50 having projections 5O" 50 respectively, and triggers 35, 35 and their connections to aforesaid levers, and an electric circuit including roller 28 and lever 32, substantially as set forth.

1G. The combination with friction-disks 50, 50 having projections 50, 50 respectively, and adapted to be intermittently released, of rod 58 provided with stops, rod 05 and its connected shutter, vertical rod 59, connected to short lever 59, rod 60, suspended standard 61 having continuously-driven gears at top and bottom, belt 17 and gear 20 on shaftcarrying drum 18, substantially as set forth.

17. The combination with friction-disks 50, 50 having projections 50, 50 respectively, and adapted to be intermittentlyreleased, of rod 58 provided with stops, vertical rod 59" connected to short lever 50, rod 60, suspended standard 61 rod 60", lever 66, standard 18 electromagnet 70, contacts 66 and 72 pressure-roller 67 one of whose supporting-arms carries armature 68, and stop 69 on shaft of roller 67, substantially as set forth.

18. The combination with friction-disks 50, 50 having projections 50, 50 respectively, and adapted to be intermittently released, of rod 58, rod 65 and its connected shutter, vertical rod 59 connected to short lever 59, rod 60 suspended standard 61 having continuously-driven gears at top and bottom, belt 17, gear 20 on shaft-carrying drum 1S, rod 60 lever 66, standard 18 electromagnet 70, 06ntact 66 and 72 and pressure-roller 67, one of whose supporting-arms carries armature 68, and stop 69 on shaft of roller 67, substantially as set forth.

19. The combination .with the drum 14 on main driving-shaft 15, of pressure-roller 67 whose shaft is provided with friction-rollers 67, said rollers adapted to bear upon drum 14, and suitably supported on arms 67, 67 in which the shaft of pressure-roller 67 is journaled.

20. The paste-receptacle 46 provided with a projection, as 46*, on its circumference for depositing the paste, in combination with plunger 47 and means for operating the lat ter, substantially as set forth.

21. The paste-receptacle 46 provided with a projection, as 46*, on its circumference for depositing the paste, in combination with the plate 46 for regulating the discharge of the paste and evenly spreading it, substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York, county and State of New York, this 27th day of June, 1899.

LEVERETT L. MAXFIELD. XVILLIAM MAXFIELD.

Witnesses:

J. E. M. BOWEN, M. C. PINCKNEY. 

